Banks frankly own the place.

Politico has an awesome article on Republicans being threatened by the bank lobby.

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http://www.politico.com/story/2014/02/wall-street-republicans-dave-camp-bank-tax-reform-104065.html#ixzz2v6jAz8pr

Private equity and investment firms in New York are telling key Republican players in D.C. that commitments for big-dollar fundraising have been “canceled for the foreseeable future,” according to one GOP lobbyist with knowledge of the conversations.

Lobbyists for Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan and others are meeting privately with lawmakers to explain what the bank tax would cost and how it would function.

Big banks want to turn Republicans against the bank tax. The situation puts the party at risk of seeing a reliable source of campaign cash dry up right in the middle of a critical election year.

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Are Republicans trying to control Wall Street? Or is this a red herring? I hate the idea of Democratic leadership shutting down Dave Camp -- but I'm not sure if that's the case.

I just don't know anymore.